Hall of Fame Professional Ice Hockey Player. He played the left wing position for the National Hockey League's Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets (World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1979), and Hartford Whalers from 1957 to 1980. Born Robert Marvin Hull, he started playing organized hockey at the age of 12. He was put on the Chicago Black Hawks' negotiating list, and thereafter he played amateur hockey with financial support for his education by the club. In 1957, he dropped out of St. Catherines (Ont.) Collegiate School to join the Black Hawks in 1957, at first playing centre but later forward. He would go on to play for the Black Hawks for the next sixteen seasons before joining the Winnipeg Jets of the rival World Hockey Association in 1972. In the 1959–60 season, he led the NHL in scoring with 39 goals, and two seasons later he scored 50 goals, matching a record set by Maurice Richard. In 1965–66, he established a new record with 54 goals, 43 assists, and 97 points. His great skating speed and bulletlike shot helped earn him the nickname "The Golden Jet." He won the Art Ross Trophy for highest scorer (1960, 1962, and 1966), the Hart Trophy for the most valuable player (1965 and 1966), and the Lady Byng Trophy for ability combined with sportsmanship (1965). In 1961, he helped the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup. In 1972, he joined the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and played for them for the next eight years. From 1972 to 1974, he served as the Jets' player coach. During the 1974-1975 season, he scored 77 goals. He also led the Jets to two Avco Cup championships (1976 and 1978). He returned to the NHL when the Jets—along with three other WHA franchises—were absorbed into the league in 1979. He played 18 games with the Jets before being traded to the Hartford Whalers, and he retired after the 1979–80 season. During his NHL career, his statistics included 610 goals, 560 assists, and 1,170 points. His WHA statistics included 303 goals, 335 assists, and 638 points. During his NHL career, he registered 50 or more goals in five seasons, and he had four such seasons in the WHA. In 1983, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. He is the father of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Brett Hull and Canadian football running back, Bart Hull.